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Powerpuff follow-up for cartoon network
The creator of the Cartoon Network's animated show Powerpuff Girls - one of the children's channel's most popular programmes - has created a new show, which will air on CN in October. Craig McCracken has produced 26 x 30-minute episodes of Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, which centres on ...
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All3media picks up young royals docs
All3Media International has acquired two new documentaries on Prince William and royal rebel Zara Phillips for distribution around the world. Zara Phillips is a 30-minute interview with the young royal who has attracted the attention of the media for her on-off romances with high-profile sportsmen. ...
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Asia's star TV buys David Beckham series
3DD Entertainment has made a raft of sales to Asia including a series following footballer David Beckham's training project for kids. Really Bend it Like Beckham , which first aired on the BBC, has been acquired by Star TV in south-east Asia, TVB in Hong ...
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Canadians get wonderful world of sex
Bullseye Television has sold a 52-part series about sex to a Canadian cable channel. The Wonderful World of Sex has been picked up by Sex TV, the 17th territory to take the series. In addition, Bullseye's 2 x 60-minute documentary about pain, ...
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Decode to unveils kids series at Cannes
Decode Entertainment is to unveil its new live-action children's series to the international market at this year's Mipcom market in Cannes. The 26 x 22-minute series, titled Freaks of Nature , has been picked up by Nickelodeon UK and the Family Channel in Canada. It ...
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Abbey sells shows to Israeli kids channel
Abbey Home Media has sold a brace of pre-school series to Israeli kids channel Hop TV. Wide Eye, made by King Rollo Films, is a 26 x 10-minute series set in a magical forest. It has now been sold to more than 30 countries. Hop ...
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Format Focus: A Chef in the Family
In this reality show, another offering from Scandinavian format specialist Strix, a top chef joins a family to show them new and exciting alternatives to their daily fare.
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Shine takes on ITV's 5pm slot
ITV1 is pinning its hopes on a new 30-part series about house buying from indie Shine to pull its 5pm slot out of the doldrums.
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Coach trip is C4 order of the day
Channel 4 head of daytime Adam MacDonald has begun the process of reshaping the broadcaster's early afternoon schedule by ordering a new 30-part travel series.
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Davies to star in ITV road movie
ITV has commissioned Zenith Entertainment to make a 90-minute comedy drama, billed as 'the ultimate road movie - on foot'.
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Bravo to show men doing stupid things
Bravo has commissioned indie Bullseye Television to chart the rise of Jackass -style stunts performed and filmed by groups of young men. World of Stupid will examine the global trend for masochistic stunts spawned by the MTV show. Bravo commissioning ...
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Peter Duncan takes son on trip for Five
Former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan has been commissioned by Five to make a travel documentary starring his son. Five controller of children's programmes Nick Wilson has ordered the 30-minute documentary Arthur's Trip from indie Here's One I Made Earlier. ...
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C4 to air more tales from river cottage
Channel 4 commissioning editor, features Emma Westcott has commissioned a follow-up to River Cottage for the autumn schedule. Beyond River Cottage follows another year in the life of Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall as he attempts to convert a series of ramshackle barns ...
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Frost to do occasional interview series
The BBC has commissioned an occasional interview series featuring Sir David Frost after confirming his long-running Sunday morning show Breakfast with Frost is to end. The Frost Interview - part of a new three-year deal signed by Frost with the ...
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BBC1 brings the Rotters' club to life
The creators of Auf Weidersehen, Pet , Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, have been commissioned to adapt best-selling novel The Rotters' Club for BBC1. The book, by Jonathan Coe, tells the story of a group of Birmingham teenagers in ...
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BBC1 to restage Trafalgar battle
One of history's most decisive sea confrontations, the battle of Trafalgar, is to be dramatised as part of a raft of major BBC1 factual commissions.
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Carr pilot for C4
Channel 4 head of entertainment Andrew Newman is piloting a topical panel show, which will be hosted by comedian Jimmy Carr. The show, entitled 8 out of 10 Cats , is a non-broadcast pilot, which will be produced by indie Endemol.
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BBC1 grabs BBC3 hit
The second series of hit BBC3 comedy Little Britain is to air on BBC1 after it finishes its run on the digital channel. The first series was repeated on BBC2, but BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey snapped it up after it built a cult following. The new series, which will again ...
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First job for Total Eclipse
TOTAL Eclipse Television, the new indie set up by former Carlton controller of children's David Mercer, has won its first commission, with a Christmas show for the BBC.
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Talkback streets ahead with Beeny
Channel 4 will make over an entire street as part of an ambitious new series from Talkback.